Two jailed in separate Carson City DUI hit and runs

Carson City sheriff's deputies made two DUI related arrests Wednesday that involved the suspects leaving the scene of accidents. A 33-year-old Carson City man was arrested at 7:27 p.m. in the 1600 block of Brown Street and faces three misdemeanor traffic charges, including DUI and leaving the scene.

Officers were dispatched to the area for a non-injury accident. It was reported that one of the driver's involved was walking north on Brown Street. An officer made contact with the suspect and noticed the man had alcohol on his breath, red eyes and slurred speech. The man initially told the officer that he was involved in the accident and only began to drink after the accident, the arrest report states.

A background check revealed the man had a suspended driver's license. He was asked if he would submit to a field sobriety test and the man declined, stating he was driving drunk and that he wanted to be taken to jail.

Once at jail he became uncooperative, the arrest report states. A phlebotomist was called and two vials of blood were taken. The man was booked for DUI, driving on a suspended license and leaving the scene of an accident. Bail: $2,396.

Meanwhile, a 73-year-old Carson City man faces misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and hit and run causing property damage. Officers arrested the man on Wednesday, 5:15 p.m. in the area of Bryan Circle following a crash on Russell Way witnessed by an off-duty deputy. The man was seen driving a Buick, crashing into a fence and then leaving the scene.

The off-duty officer said the man, with a long white beard and white hair, crashed into a fence in the 1800 block of Russell and then sped up to approximately 80 mph in the posted 35 mph to flee the scene. The man then arrived at the Bryan Circle address and got out of the vehicle with two dogs, according to the off-duty officer in the arrest report.

Arresting officers went to the home and made contact with the man who initially said he had been home all day. Officers could smell a slight odor of alcohol and noted the man had slurred speech and red watery eyes. The man then advised that he had just returned home from picking up his two dogs and that prior to picking up the dogs he stopped and had a few beers and a few shots, the arrest report states.

The arresting officer asked the man if he would perform some standardized field sobriety tests to determine whether or not he was impaired. The man told the officer that he had been drinking but didn't want to take the tests.

He also asked the officer: "What will happen if I do not take the tests," according to the arrest report. The arresting officer told the man that he likely would be placed into custody for hit and run and suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

The man told the officer that he did not want to go to jail and would try the tests, the arrest report says.

During the question portion of the field sobriety tests, the man advised the officer that his last drink of alcohol was at 4:30 p.m. at a bar. He also said he consumed two 20-ounce cans of Budweiser and had two shots of Old Crow, the report states.

During the horizontal gaze nystagmus test, the officer observed a lack of smooth pursuit in both eyes; a distinct nystagmus at maximum deviation in both eyes and nystagmus onset in both eyes prior to a 45-degree angle, the report states.

The officer then explained the walk and turn test in which the man advised that he would not be able to perform the test due to his age, the report states. The officer then explained and demonstrated the one leg stand test which the man attempted several times but was unable to maintain his balance.

The officer stopped the test for the man's safety in which the man replied: "I can't do that when I'm sober," the arrest report states. Bail: $1,764.

In other arrests:

— A 19-year-old man was arrested and faces a gross misdemeanor charge of battery on a police officer, obstructing and resisting arrest and violation of terms set in his probation. The man was arrested March 25 in the 3100 block of Northgate at 10:36 p.m.

According to the arrest report, officers were dispatched to an apartment where a male known as "Hutch" was threatening to beat up a woman inside. The woman was shaken and feared for her life and told officers the man, who was intoxicated, had threatened to kill her. When she said that she was going to call the police, the man told the woman that he would beat them up too, according to the arrest report.

After some investigating, officers arrived at the Northgate address and knocked on the door. After about 10 minutes the man opened the front door and looked outside. When the man attempted to slam the door shut, the officer said his immediate reaction was to not allow the door slam in order to not lose sight of the suspect, the report states. The officer's arm was smashed in the door jamb.

After a struggle, in which the man was hit in the face when he turned toward an officer in a threatening manner, officers were able to detain the man.

As he was being cuffed he yelled that he was going to "f***" the officers up, among other unsavory words. As he was being taken to jail the man advised the arresting officer that he was going to kill the officer for not allowing the man to kiss his girlfriend goodbye. (The man's girlfriend was in the apartment at the time of the arrest and was observed yelling and screaming.)

The intoxicated man agreed to provide a breath test in which he blew a .223, the arrest report states. After threatening to kill the arresting officer, he also advised that he was going to sue the Sheriff's Office because he was hit in the face. After which the man then began to spit blood inside the patrol vehicle and at the officer, hitting him in the right side of his face, the back of his head and neck, as well as the officer's computer and steering wheel. Bail: $5,912.

— A 26-year-old Carson City woman faces a gross misdemeanor charge of child abuse after being arrested in the 4300 block of Silver Sage. The arrest was March 26 at 3:45 p.m. on a warrant. She also faces a charge of being in violation of a suspended sentence. Bail: $3,500.

— A 59-year-old South Lake Tahoe woman was arrested March 27, 9 a.m. in the 4600 block of South Carson Street. She faces misdemeanor charges of speeding (66 mph in a 50 mph) and failure to appear on a traffic warrant out of Douglas County. Bail: $409.

— A 30-year-old Reno man was arrested March 27 on a charge of failure to appear/contempt of court. Bail: $1,100.

— A 22-year-old Reno man was booked into Carson City Jail on March 27, 11:15 p.m. for a warrant of being in violation of probation conditions (failure to report for substance abuse evaluation.) Bail: $3,000.

— A 27-year-old Gardnerville woman was booked into jail March 27, 8:54 p.m. on a failure to appear traffic warrant issued Oct. 30, 2012. Bail: $909.

— A 22-year-old Carson City man faces a felony charge of failure to appear in drug court March 25. Carlos Alberto Contreras was already in custody on other unrelated criminal matters, according to the arrest report.

— A 54-year-old Carson City man was arrested March 26, 10:15 p.m. in the 3700 block of Southpointe Drive and faces a misdemeanor charge of being in violation of bail conditions. The man was found lying in a front yard. Conditions of alternative sentencing included a no-alcohol clause. The man submitted to a breath test where he blew a .25. Bail: $3,000.

— A 23-year-old transient with a warrant turned himself into the Carson City Sheriff's Office March 26. The warrant, issued Jan. 27, 2013, was for failure to report and provide proof of counseling, enrollment and pay fines. Bail: $3,000.

— A 32-year-old Carson City woman was arrested in the 1600 block of Medical Parkway on March 26, 8:25 p.m. for misdemeanor domestic battery second offense. According to the arrest report, the battery happened against the woman's boyfriend in the 2400 block of Marian Avenue. She was taken to the hospital for an injury to her hand after punching a mirror, the arrest report states. She was cleared from the hospital and taken to jail. A check of her criminal record showed she had a conviction for domestic battery in 2010. Bail: $5,132.

— A 22-year-old Clinton, Wash., woman was arrested after turning herself into the Carson City Sheriff's Office on March 26. The woman had a confirmed warrant for her arrest.

— A Gardnerville man, age not listed, was arrested March 26 after he was transported by Douglas County authorities to the Carson City Jail on a probation violation, dated August 21, 2012 for failure to attend substance abuse counseling. Bail: $3,000.

— A 23-year-old transient was arrested in the area of South Carson Meadows and East 5th Street 12:18 p.m. March 25 and faces two felon charges for warrants related to felony drug charges. No bail.

— A 36-year-old Sparks man was arrested at 8:58 a.m. March 25 at the intersection of Retail Drive and College Parkway. The man had a contempt of court traffic warrant out of Reno. He was pulled over in Carson City for a traffic violation, according to the arrest report.

— A 23-year-old Carson City woman was arrested and faces a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery and a misdemeanor charge of being in possession of drug paraphernalia. The arrest happened in the 2700 block of Menlo on March 25 at 6:10 p.m.

The woman told officers that she and her boyfriend had broke up a few days ago. She stated she and he were drinking together and then got into an argument. She told officers she punched her ex-boyfriend in the nose.

The woman was in custody in the officer's patrol car and advised that her identification was inside the apartment. She told the officer where it was and gave the officer permission to go inside and retrieve it, the arrest report states.

Once inside the apartment the officer discovered three marijuana pipes in plain view. One was on the floor at the threshold of the master bedroom and the other two were located on a bedside table. The woman advised all three pipes belonged to her. Bail: $4,274.

— Those arrested and facing charges are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.